Aquaman vs. Korak

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Korak is the Honorable Jack Clayton, son of English Lord John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, also known as Tarzan, lord of the jungle.  He is the hero of a 1915/6 magazine serial and 1917 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and a 1920 silent movie serial, as well as a character in several other Tarzan stories from 1914 to 1924.  He experienced a revival in 1964 as the star of his own comic book series and as a major character in various Tarzan comic books, pages, and strips from 1966 to 1978.

Aquaman is the King of Atlantis.  Debuting in 1941 in the DC comic book series More Fun Comics, he is the hero of his own comic books series, starting in 1962, and starred in a 1967 animated television series on CBS, and a 2018 blockbluster movie.  He was a founding member of the Justice League.


Korak strives to emulate the heroics of his legendary father but lacks his strength, maturity and experience.  Therefore, he is more likely to enter into dangerous situations and more vulnerable to being defeated.


Most of the Justice League is growing tired of the eager, young son of Tarzan testing his boundaries as a hero, trying to compete with the superheroes, and becoming an irritating waste of their time and energy.  

Aquaman decides to accept Korak's challenge to an aquatic battle because he frankly wants to teach the jungle boy a lesson in picking his battles more carefully.  Fighting underwater, the King of Atlantis has a decided advantage over the handsome, athletic son of Tarzan in terms of oxygen supply and adjusting to increased water resistance.  

The eight-picture series "Aquaman vs. Korak by st00pz" was commissioned from an artist through DeviantART in 2017 and 2018.  Although he does not want to hurt the young hero, the King of Atlantis does enjoy the prospect of holding the son of Tarzan's lithe body underwater, feeling him struggling frantically to escape until his air supply is exhausted.  

Aquaman will then be leaving the jungle boy on a desert island overnight to teach him the consequences of defeat.  In the real world, against a serious opponent, such poor choices can be fatal for a young hero, and good intentions will not help.

This series is meant to be a representation of the inability of traditional heroes to complete in the superhero era in terms of popularity and commercial success.

These pictures are fan art and intended to raise interest in and appreciation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Korak.  Aquaman is a sparring partner and potential antagonist.  These are original scenes and did not appear in any comic book, page, or strip.

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